Paper bag



(No Model.)

0. W. FISHEL &v P. E. SWEET.

PAPER BAG.

Patented Feb. 17,1891.

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ATTORNEYS p UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES XV. FISHEL AND FRANK E. SWTEET, OF CARBONDALE, COLORADO.

PAPER BAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 446,771, dated February17, 1891.

Application filed September 23, 1890- Serial No. 365,903. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES \V. FISHEL and FRANK E. SWEET, both ofCarbondale, in the county of Garfield and State of Colorado, haveinvented a new and Improved Paper Bag, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of an improved paper bag, showing it incondition for filling. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same, showingthe mouth of the bag partly closed; and Fig. 3 is a perspective viewshowing the bag closed and tied.

The object of our invention is to provide a paper bag for theuse ofgrocers and others, which may be quickly closed and securely fastened.

Our invention consists in the combination, with a paper bag of ordinaryform, of an apron attached to one side thereof and a string furnishedwith a loop at one end and passing through holes in the apron, all ashereinafter more fully described.

To one side of the bag A, which is of ordinaryform and construction, isattached the apron B by one of its ends, said apron eX- tending alongthe side of the bag and terminating at'the mouth thereof. The apron B isprovided near its opposite ends with holes a, for receiving the stringor cord 1), which is fixed to the bag at one end by the fixed end of theapron B and by the glue or paste which secures the said apron to thebag. The fixed end of the cord 1) is provided with a loop 6 forreceiving the free end when the bag is tied. After the bag is filled themouth is closed by throwing over the upper edges of the bag in the usualWay, as shown in Fig. 2. Then the folded edges, together with the apronB, are bent down over the filled portion of the bag, as shown in Fig. 3.The free end of the cord b is passed through the loop 6 and tied in anordinary loop-knot, as shown. The bag thus fastened can be readilyopened without breaking the string or the bag.

Our improvement effects a great saving of wrapping-twine and in the timerequired for doing up packages. It can be added to the ordinary paperbag with very little expense.

Having thus fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. A bag provided with a flap having aperturesnear its ends and with a cord secured to the bag at the fixed end of theflap and passed through the apertures of the said flap, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination of the bag A, the apron B, provided with holes a aand attached to the bag at one end, and a looped string 1), secured atone end to the bag and passing through the holes of the apron,substantially as specified.

CHARLES W. FISHEL. FRANK E. SNEET. Witnesses:

Jon BUCKLEY, J ACOB G. SONNER.

